Welcome to the first episode of our sustainability series where we explore innovative solutions and practices that contribute to a more sustainable future. In this episode, our podcast host Sharon Idahosa had a seat with Yemisi Iranloye to discuss the sustainable solutions in cassava processing which was an eye-opener because Yemisi shared insights about the cassava value chain. Transcript: [00:00 - 00:10] hello beautiful people indeed that is one of my biggest pleasure is always when i went to my own so i think it is important to first understand what a healthy relationship with [00:10 - 00:23] food is for us to know what it is not don't try i can't believe i can't believe selfish so you could be your own farmer pretty soon who knows trust trust me when i tell you there will [00:23 - 00:34] always be challenges there will always be risks seems like we have a lot in common on welcome to the let's talk agriculture podcast show and of course it's your favorite girl [00:34 - 00:47] hello beautiful people welcome to the let's talk agriculture podcast show the podcast that connects [00:47 - 01:00] you with the happenings trends and opportunities in the agriculture sector my name is sharon idahoza and i am your host if this is your first time learning about let's talk agriculture [01:01 - 01:08] we are an industry-specific public relations and communications firm helping agriculture businesses [01:08 - 01:21] build their brands increase awareness and establish leadership in their areas of specialization now if this interests you then do well to visit let's talk agriculture.com [01:21 - 01:29] or send an email to hello at let's talk agriculture.com for more information and now [01:31 - 01:37] our sustainability series where we explore innovative solutions and practices that [01:37 - 01:45] contribute to the most sustainable future this episode is sponsored by sotry international [01:45 - 01:52] the leading agro-aligned cassava processing company in africa so in today's episode [01:53 - 02:00] we are super thrilled to have yemisi the founder of cassava processing company [02:01 - 02:07] joining us now i mean this woman is an amazing woman i mean i've seen so many things that she [02:07 - 02:14] has been doing so far and i can tell you that she is worth celebrating thank god we are still [02:15 - 02:22] in the month to celebrate women so this is my chance to say i mean you're doing amazing so [02:22 - 02:29] thank you so much for joining this show um yamisi's company produces cassava based sorbitol [02:29 - 02:35] it all a versatile raw material used in food and beverage production toothpaste production [02:35 - 02:43] confectionery just name it so we will delve into how our company is driving sustainability through [02:43 - 02:51] cassava processing thank you so much for joining the show today how are you doing um i'm very well [02:51 - 02:58] thank you sharon how are you too well i'm doing okay i'm doing okay getting ready to take a leave [03:00 - 03:06] very soon i'm gonna share what i'm taking the leave hopefully hopefully i wouldn't okay [03:06 - 03:14] is that sorry i said well deserved ah yes well deserved i mean what does that mean [03:16 - 03:28] yeah i'm waiting for it i hope everything is going well with your business we're doing well we thank god though the um the economy is a bit harsh but [03:29 - 03:35] we're doing our best i can imagine i can imagine our last episode we're talking about the currency [03:35 - 03:43] fluctuations and how it's in affecting farmers and then the commodity market so i understand how [03:43 - 03:52] all of this is playing a major role for for jesus for farmers ah well i only wish that things would [03:52 - 03:59] get better to be honest i wish that this would just um take shape and help us get back on our feet for a [03:59 - 04:06] second yeah okay so to get this episode rolling can you share with our listeners how your company --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letstalkagriculture/message